We would like to introduce an example of the specific efforts being made regarding “service creation” addressed in NTT Group’s Medium-Term Management Strategy.

Promotion of services available “anytime, anywhere” by Wi-Fi

Recently, not only PCs, but also Wi-Fi compatible portable gaming consoles, smartphones, and tablet devices, among other things, have become the focus of attention as Internet devices.  NTT Group is working to create a service environment where such Wi-Fi compatible devices can be used with comfort through high-quality networks both when at home and when outside the home.  Going forward, NTT Group will work to promote services that customers can use “anytime, anywhere.”

Provision of rental service for the mobile Wi-Fi router “Hikari Portable”

NTT East provides a rental service for the mobile Wi-Fi router “Hikari Portable” (information equipment) to subscribers using the Internet connection service “FLET’S Hikari^*1.”  By combining “Hikari Portable” with the public wireless LAN service “FLET’S SPOT^*2" and 3G mobile data communication^*3 provided by mobile phone carriers, it will enable the use of broadband services not only at home, but also outside the home.

Provision of mobile Wi-Fi router and access point mode compatible mobile phones

NTT DOCOMO has enabled Wi-Fi compatible devices to be used in its 3G network (FOMA).  Even in locations with no wireless LAN access points^*1, so long as users are in a FOMA service area, they can connect to the Internet through NTT DOCOMO’s high-quality network by using a mobile Wi-Fi router or a handset compatible with an access point mode.
NTT DOCOMO will capture communication traffic generated from Wi-Fi devices and thereby increase packet communications service revenues.

*1 Devices or connection points for connecting a variety of devices capable of wireless communication to the Internet or other networks, or to each other.

*In addition to NTT DOCOMO’s 3G network, the above devices can also be connected to public wireless LAN access points (wireless LAN connection services outside the home provided by communication carriers) or to a broadband network at home. Use may require a separate subscription with a communication carrier and installation of equipment.